Wind-shield.



110.359,591. PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

Y P. DE 'ANGUERL JR.

WIND SHIELD. PPLIoATIoN 1111.111) 11111.11, 1907.

2 sums-SHEET 1. y

PHILIP DE ANGUERA, JR.

, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WIND-SHIELD.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9,1907.

Application sied mmh 11,1901. seran No. 361,763.

To all whom; t'trmay concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP nEAN'oUERA, Jr., a citif zen of Lthe United States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, hav'e invented a new and useful Improvement in Wind-Shields, of which the following isa specification. j

My invention relates to improvements in windshields intended primarily for use on automobiles; and it relates more especially to that class of windshields wherein provision is made for their adjustment, ,to permit of their use or disuse, as occasion may demand, without 'detaching the samefrom the car. i

The object' of my invention is to provide a folding wind-shield, and, further, to construct it so that in folding it may be swung inwardly' through an arc of as short radius as possibley to avoid encountering the steering-wheel, and thus permit of folding it within the limited space between the steering-wheel and the dash.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is arbroken view showing in side elevation the forward portion of an automobile provided with my improved windshield," Fig. 2, a v iew in side elevation of the windshield in itsfolded condition;l Fig. 3, a section taken at the line 3 on Fig.l 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow, showing the wind-shield in elevatiom. Fig.- 4, an enlarged face View of a broken pdrtion of one of the two similar sides of the sectional frame of the wind-shield, with their double-hinge connection; Fig. 5, a view similar to that presented in Fig. 4, but showing the opposite face;' Fig. 6, a view in broken sectional side, elevation of that portion of the sectional "frame shown in Figs. 4 and.5; and Fig. 7, a view in` broken sectional side, elevation of the hinge-portion of the frame, representing the parts in a folded conditionand fastened therein. l

In. constructing my wind-shield, I form it oi a lowersection 8 andan' upper section 9, the lower section having a frame 10, the contour of which, along its lower-edge, is made to conform to that of the edge ofv the dash 11, to which it is preferably connected in any desired way, as by clips l2, overlapping the dividing line between the wind-shieldand dash, with one' end of each secured to the frame and the opposite end secured to the dash. Within the frame 10 is fastened a pane of glass 13, confined at its upper edge by a strip 14, which is fastened at its ends to the frame 10. To insure rigidity to the wind-shield, I employ guy-rods 15, attached to the frame 10,? near its ends, and fasi tened 'at their lower ends to the frame of the autoino bile 16, as shown. shield consists of a frame 17 within which is secured a pane of glass 18confined along its'llower edge by a; strip 19, which is' fastened at its ends to the'frame. To the adjacent ends of the side-,bars of the frames 10 The upper section 9 of the Windland 17, on each end of the wind-shield, and to theinner faces of these bars are secured double hinge-con-x nections 20, each fastened'atits ends, ttt-21, 21, to the respective sides, asby screws. Each hinge isprovided with two pivotal joints, 22 and 23,. and is preferably arranged in such position `upon the respective` sidebars that the joint 23 is at the parting-line between the two sections 8 and'9 of the windshield. -clip 24 is fastened tothe outer face' of each side-bar of the frame l0 near its4 upper erid to project slightly beyond the,

Each set-screw is so placed as to cause it to register.'

with and enter the slot 25 inthe adjacent clipy 24 when the upper section of the wind-shield is in the raised position shown in Figs. 1 and 3; and a boss 28 on the set-screw impinges against'the clip when the'set-screw is tightened, -thus to firmly cla'rnp the upper section between the clip and hinge at opposite ends of the wind-shield.- Below the pivotal joint 23 of the hinge is a threaded hole 29 similar to the hole 27, above' the smightencd or raised to a perpendicular position, when the upper section of the windshield is lowered as shown b y the lower dotted representation in Fig. 1, by turning the same upon the joint 22 of the hinge, thus allowing it to swing through the arc illustrated by the dotted line at 30 for the purpose of avoiding encounter with the steering-wheel 31 of the automobile. When the section 9 has been lowered to a point below the steering-Wheel, the hinges are allowed'to turn upon both joints 22 and 23 in folding, when the frame I7 in its folded condition will bear against stops or buffers 32 on the frame 10, and the holes 27 and 29 Iare in registration and vpermit tho/lowered frame-section to be .I

securely fastened in position by turning the set-screws to engage the threaded lholes 29. It is obvious that the hinges may be made in any desired lengths to permit the folding of the` upper wind-shield section regardless of its height and the extent 0i limited space between the steering-wheel and dash.

As salient advantages of my improved construction of inwardly-folding windshield may be' mentioned its` 1. In combination withvan shield supported forward of the steering-device of the machine, comprising a lower section rigidly secured to 'the automobile, an upper section, double-hinge members con;

necting said sections, eac-h said member having its lowerV end permanently hinged to said lower section between its ends, and the upper end similarly` hinged to the upper section. and means for rigidly securing the upper section ip its raised position, for the purpose set forth. s l

2. In combination with an automobile, afolding windshield supported forward of the steering-device of the machine, comprising a lower section rigidly secured to the automobile, an upper section, double-hinge members connecting 'said sections, each said member 'having its lower end permanently hinged to saidlower section between itsl ends, and the upper end similarly hinged to the upper section, and means for rigidly securing said upper section against said lower section in the folded'condition of the shield, for the purpose set forth.

In a wind-shield, the combinationA of vupper and lower sections, double-hinge members connecting/the two -sections and adapting the upper section to, fold inwardly on them. clips on one section adjacent to the hinge-members, set-screws on the other section having 'thi-ended engage' ment with said hinge-members, said set-screws being adapted to engage the clips to secure the/upper section 'when in raised position, and a threaded opening in' ea'ch hinge-member to receive a sebscrew for fastening the two sections together when in the folded condition.

4. In a divided wind-shield, the combination of upper and lower sections, consisting of glazed'frames, doubleautomoblle, a folding windl hinge members 'connectingtheJrames of both sections at opposite ends of the shield, slotted clips on the frame of one section, set-screws passing through' the frames ot the other section and having threaded engagement with the hinge-members and adapted to enter the slots in the clip 'to secure the upper 'section' when in raised position, threaded openings in the hinge-members to,receive the set'screws and secure the two sections when in a folded condition, and a stop on the frame of one se'ction forming a bearing-tor the othersection. in-the folded condition of the device. y

5. In-combination with an automobile, a foldingwindshield comprising a lower section' secured on-the auto- `mobile and an upper section, double-hinge members connecting said sections, eachlhinge consisting of an upper end-portionsecur'ed to the inner 'race of the-.upper shieldsection, a lower end-portion secured to the corresponding -face of the' lower shield-section below the upper end thereof, and`-an intermediate portion having hinged-joint connections with 4said end-portionsfand retaining means adjacent to the lower edge of the-upper frame for securing the upper section to the lower section when in its raised position, for the purpose `set forth.

f3. In combination with an automobile, a folding wind- -shield supported forward of the steering-device 'of the machine, comprising n.1ower section rigidly secured to the' automobile, an upper section and'double hinges con- '-necting said,sections,.each said' section having a frame and'each binge-consisting ot an 'upper end-portion securedv to the inner 4face of'the side-bar of. the upper trame near the lower-vend of"saidbar, a lower end-portion secured to the corresponding face ot a side-bar of the lower frame below the upper end thereof, and an intermediate portion having hinged-joint connections -with said' end-portions, with the lower joint coincident with the parting line between vsaid sections,v for the purpose set forth.

PHILIP DELANGERA, Jn. In presence of- Lt'HntsLAn, r n.141. Bonanni. 

